Myoglobinuria-induced Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to CovishieldTM Vaccination

Rana Fatima; Swarnalata Gowrishankar

doi:10.4103/ijn.ijn_257_21

Myoglobinuria-induced Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Covishield^TM Vaccination

Indian J Nephrol. 2022 Sep-Oct;32(5):484-487. doi: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_257_21. Epub 2022 May 20.

Authors

Rana Fatima¹, Swarnalata Gowrishankar²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India.
² Department of Histopathology, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Abstract

Vaccination is the best strategy for the development of herd immunity and for the control of the SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) pandemic. As the number of immunizations across the globe reaches a record number, random cases of diverse adverse effects of the vaccines are being documented. We report a case of renal biopsy-proven myoglobin-induced acute tubular injury requiring dialytic support post-Covishield^TM vaccination. Awareness of this rare complication is necessary so that it can be recognized early, and renal injury avoided.

Keywords: COVID; myoglobinuria; vaccination.

Publication types

Case Reports